Knights march along, overpower Chaparrals

Published 12:11 am, Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Knights trailed 10-7 at halftime but scored 28 unanswered points, thanks to some sloppiness by the Chaparrals in the third quarter.

Stockton finished with 106 yards on 19 carries to lead Steele as the offensive line kept pushing Westlake back time and again, with the Knights accumulating a whopping 345 yards on the ground.

On the first series of the third quarter, Breylann McCollum connected with D'Angelo Wallace for a 21-yard touchdown reception after a four-minute, six-second drive by the Knights, giving them a 14-10 lead they would not surrender.

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Two plays into Westlake's (1-3) next drive, the Knights (4-0) forced a fumble, and Justin Garcia pounced on it to give Steele the ball at the Chaps' 19. Three plays later, it was McCollum once again, throwing a pinpoint dart to Matthew Moen for a score and a 21-10 lead with 5:51 left in the third quarter.

Westlake looked like it was getting some momentum back on its next drive, but quarterback Jordan Severt overthrew a pass, and Jordan Stearns swooped in for the interception.

Again in three plays, the Knights took advantage of the Chaparrals' error, as Stockton rumbled in from 44 yards out for another touchdown, breaking through the defense and darting his way to the end zone.

The Chaps were forced to punt on their next drive, and the Knights' brute force took them 15 plays spanning the third and fourth quarters, sapping the clock before Wallace found the end zone again, this time busting through the defense for a 1-yard touchdown to make the final score 35-10.

Wallace finished with 64 yards rushing, and Williams added 41 for the Knights as the team racked up 440 total yards of offense to only 161 for Westlake, which had six first downs the entire game.